Category: Students

For student profiles, specific student achievements, projects, awards, and activities.

More New Students for Fall 2016

It’s almost “back to school” season again. Approximately 25 new students will be enrolling as new candidates for the MLA in Gastronomy or the Food Studies Graduate Certificate. Here is an introduction to six students who will join us this fall. Giovanna Clott lives in Hopkinton, Massachusetts with her husband and two teenage daughters. She graduated […]

Styling: At the Intersection of Photography and Food

By Daryl Mogilewsky I took a photography course last year while I was living in Austin, Texas. A few classes in, a fellow student asked the instructor if we would be covering “food photography” in the course material. Austin is a food hub, after all. The instructor replied with a slight smirk and a quip […]

Course Spotlight: Cultural Entrepreneurship

This post is the first in a series highlighting the ways students utilize Boston University’s many resources to cater the Gastronomy program to their own interests and needs. by Carlos Olaechea I’m sure many if not all Gastronomy students have run into a situation in which you are discussing your degree program with family, friends, […]

The Meaning of Mise-en-Place

by Claudia Catalano One of the first lessons students learn in culinary school is the meaning of mise-en-place. French for “put in place”, it means that ingredients are prepped, tools are gathered, and everything is organized before cooking begins. It’s a grounding philosophy that keeps your head clear and your body poised to make things […]